Lighting device for vapor-stoves



l(No Modell) I. KINSEY. LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VAPOR STOVES.

No. 594,360. Patented Nov. 23, 1897..

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N ITED STATES PATENT Finca..

LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VAPOR-STOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersratent No. 594,360, dated November 23, 18er.

' Appunti@ met october 13,1896. seri-nuo. 608,698. (Nonna.)

To @ZZ whomv it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC KINsEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lighting Devices for Vapor- Stoves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings. I

My invention relates to an improved manner of initially heating and lighting vaporstoves, its object beingto provide a safe and convenient means for initially heating the burner to start generation of vapor by means of a limited supply of gasolene or other similar Iiuid which can be discharged into a receptacle suitably located with reference to the burner-retort and then setting iire to it, whereby the burning fluid heats the burner parts and starts generation, which is thereafter maintained by the heat from the burner in the ordinary manner. f

With thisV object in view my invention may be said to consist of a convenient form of portable conveyer 4provided with a self-closing valve, a holder preferably attachedto the supply-tank and in which the said conveyer may be stored and in which it is automatically lled, a burner-receptacle or ignition-cup for receiving gasolene or other liquid fuel from the conveyer, and aguide for the conveyer.l Y

Ordinarily the burners of vapor-stoves of the class to which my improvement is applicable I are initially heated by first opening a needlevalve which communicates with the supplytank and allowing a quantity of iiuidto flow from the supply-tank into a receptacle similar to the one I employ and then closing the valve and setting fire to the fluid, and a large number of accidents from the use of vaporstoves are attributable to this manner of initial heating by reason of persons opening the needle-valve and then going about some other household duty while the receptacle is filling, forgetting or neglecting to close the valve at the proper time, thus permitting the fluid to overflow the receptacle and run down onto the floor, where it spreads and rapidly generates into vapor, which, when an attempt is made to set fire to the liquid in the receptacle, ignites, and a so-'called gasolene-stove explosion is the result. My invention is intended to avoid the possibility of such thoughtless or negligent manipulation, and it accomplishes its object in a simple and efticient manner. f

Further details of construction will rst be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and the invention then pointed out in the claims. A,

Figure l of the drawings is a broken perspective view of a vapor-stove containing my improvement and shows the conveyer in position for filling the receptacle. Fig.'2 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the supply-tankwith the holder attached thereto and the conveyer, partially in section, contained within the holder. Fig. 3 isV an enlarged partiallysectional view ofthe conveyer removed from its holder.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. Referring to the drawings, standards A and top B comprise the framework of the stove. The top is provided with an opening O, in which is secured au ordinary grate D. E represents a supply-pipe which leads from a supply-tank F and communicates with a burnerretort G in the usual manner. H represents the burner, and I the valve which controls the iiow of vapor from the retort to the burner,

and as'these parts in themselves form no part of my invention, but may be of any ordinary construction, I will not describe them more fully.

To the wall of the supply-tank is attached 4a holder J, preferably cylindrical in form and lcommunicating with the supply-.tank through ience in handling, with a flanged swell m immediately below the knob for closing the upper end of the holder, and with a chamber N at its lower end. The capacity of this chamber is determined by the capacity of the ignition-cup on the stove, for while the chamber is adapted to hold a quantity of liquid necessary to properly heat the burner parts, so as to cause generation of vapor within the retort with which to start the burner in operation, (after which vapor generation is maintained by heat from the burner in the usual well-known mannen) yet it will not hold enough liquid to cause overflow of the ignition-cup when its contents are discharged into said cup.

The chamber N is provided at its bottom with a plug O, in which is formed a valveseat P and port Q. A valve R, having guidestems S and T, the latter being surrounded by a spiral spring U, which automatically closes port Q when the conveyer is removed from its holder, retains the liquid within the chamber, which fills through port Q around stem S, the end of which rests on the bottom of the holder, Fig. 2. The weight of the conveyer being sufficient to overcome the action of spring U, valve R is in a raised position while the conveyer is in its holder. The guide-stem T operates in a hole X, which extends from the chamber N through the conveyer and serves also as a vent.

A receptacle or ignition-cup V surrounds the retort G, and a funnel-like guide XV, located in proper relation to the receptacle, serves to guide the conveyer when it is desired to lill the receptacle for initially heating the burner, which is accomplished by inserting the chambered end of the conveyer through the guide IV and pressing guide-stem S against the retort G, thus opening valve R and allowing the liquid to iiow from the chamber N into the receptacle, when it can be set re to andv generation of vapor created within the retort.

It will be observed from the foregoing description of my invention that the possibility of accident through ignorance or negligence in lighting thel stove is reduced to a minimum, as only the requisite quantity of liquid can be discharged into the receptacle and the operator cannot through thoughtlessness, negligence, or ignorance allow the receptacle or ignition-cup to overflow, with probable disastrous result.

I do not wish to limit my invention to the,

sisting of a rod cored out for a port-ion of its length to form a chamber the liquid-holding capacity of which is approximately equal to that of said cup, a valve-plug in the lower end of the chamber, an air-vent for the chamber, and a valve and means for closing it located in the chamber, said valve having an upper stem and a lower stem, the former working in the air-vent and the latter passing through the port in the valve-plug.

2. A liquid-conveyer for use with the ignition-cup of a hydrocarbon-vapor stove, consisting of a rod cored out for a portion of its length to form a chamber the liquid-holding capacity of which is approximately equal to that of said cup, a valve-plug in the lower end of the chamber, an air-vent for the chamber, and a valve and a coiled spring for closing it located in the chamber, said valve having an upper stem and a lower stem, the former being encircled by the spring and working in the air-vent, and the latter passing through the port in the valve-plug.

3. In a hydrocarbon-vapor stove, the combination, with the oiltank and a liquid-holder secured to the outer side of the tank, the interior of said holder being in open communication with the interior of the tank through a suitable port or duct, of a liquid-conif'eyer adapted on being placed loosely in the holder to close the upper end thereof to automatically take up a definite quantity of oil, and to retain the oil so taken up when removed from the holder, said conveyer comprising a rod of sufficient length to extend above said holder when in place therein, cored out in its lower portion to form a liquid-chamber, and having a longitudinal air-vent extending from the upper portion of the chamber entirely through the rod, a valve-plu g in the lower end of the chamber, and a valve and means for closing it located in the chamber, said valve having a stem which passes through the port in the valve-plu g, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a hydrocarbon-vapor stove, the combination, with an ignition-cup anda conveyerguide located adjacent thereto, of a conveyer having a chamber the liquid-holding capacity of which is approximately equal to that of the ignition-cup, a valve-plu gin the lower end of the chamber, and an automatically-closing valve within the chamber provided with a stem projecting outwardly through the valveplug, and a device in line with the conveyerguide with which the valve-stem contacts when the conveyer is placed in the guide, whereby when a slight forward pressure is exerted on the conveyer the valve will open and permit the liquid in the chamber to flow into the ignition-cup.

5. In a hydrocarbon-vapor stove, the combination, with the retort and an ignition-cup adjacent thereto, of a conveyer-guide located adjacent to the ignition-cup in line with the IOO IIO

retort, and a. conveyer having a chamber the placed therein, to direct the Valve-stem into liquid-holding capacity of which is approxicontact With the retort, as and for the pur- Io mately equal to that of the ignition-cup, a poses set forth.

Valve-plug in the lower end of the chamber,

and an automatically-closing Valve Within the ISAAC KINSEY chamber provided With a stern projecting out- Witnesses:

Wardly through the Valve-plug, the conveyer- J. KIRBY, Jr.,

guide being adapted, When the oonveyer is H. D. HENDRICK. 

